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Re:To the brain, reading computer code is not the same as re... by inciampati on Sunday May 26, 2024 @10:47AM (#40482578)
To me reading code is reading math. It feels exactly the same. Same pattern about holding lots of things in mind at once.
Re:To the brain, reading computer code is not the same as re... by cgriswald on Sunday May 26, 2024 @11:12AM (#40482763)
Likewise. Both code and math are almost physical objects in my mind. I hold these objects and relationships between them in my mind.

I find it interesting that for language I find reading easier than writing but for code or math it is the opposite. When reading code or math it almost feels the same as when I’m learning a foreign language and trying to read it. I have to “translate” it into the my internal “objects”.

Re:To the brain, reading computer code is not the same as re... by nkozyra on Sunday May 26, 2024 @10:57AM (#40482648)
Most code is interpreted as declarative regardless of how it's written. I've always interpreted a chunk of functionality as a block of logic. Which is why syntax structures like if/else feel do natural. But we don't really follow natural language the same way.
Re:To the brain, reading computer code is not the same as re... by jack_riminton on Sunday May 26, 2024 @10:58AM (#40482654)
What coding language/s do you normally use and what things are you most often coding?